😳 Once floored by Hazard: How a ball boy became a multimillionaire | OneFootball

January 23, 2013 is a date that ball boy Charlie Morgan will probably remember forever. At just 17 years old, he became the center of attention during the dramatic League Cup semi-final between Swansea City and Chelsea FC, when then-Chelsea player Eden Hazard, out of frustration, kicked him in the stomach.

The reason for Hazard’s outburst: At the time, Charlie Morgan was deliberately wasting time for Swansea with the score at 0-0. The underdog team advanced to the final thanks to the goalless draw, while Hazard was sent off with a red card.

What made the whole scene even more controversial: Charlie was the son of Swansea’s then club director, a fact that, of course, caused even more of a stir online.

12 years later, Charlie Morgan is once again making waves on the internet—but this time not in a negative way, but as a savvy businessman and multimillionaire. Now 29 years old, he is the founder of a premium vodka brand that has become a staple in the party scene in Ibiza, among other places.

And Eden Hazard? The former rivals have since reconciled. The ex-footballer is now a prominent ambassador for the former ball boy’s brand—just like world football star Ronaldinho, by the way.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.